By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gusty winds and low humidity brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California on Wednesday, and a utility proactively cut electricity to about 8,400 customers to prevent...
Feds Set Final Rule for NM Wildfire Compensation, Target $1 Billion in Payouts by 2025
Dan McKay Albuquerque Journal, N.M. (TNS) Aug. 29—SANTA FE — Federal emergency managers say they have paid out $37 million to compensate victims of the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire and expect to reach $1 billion by the beginning of 2025. They also announced on Monday...
As CA Fires Worsen, Can AI Come to the Rescue?
Hayley Smith Los Angeles Times (TNS) Just before 3 a.m. one night this month, Scott Slumpff was awakened by the ding of a text message. "An ALERTCalifornia anomaly has been confirmed in your area of interest," the message said. Slumpff, a battalion chief with the...
Maui (HI) Update: 388 People Identified as Still Missing After Deadly Wildfire
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and officials asked anyone who knows a person on the list to be safe to contact authorities. The...
40,000-Acre Wildfire Prompts Evacuations Near California-Oregon Border
Madilynne Medina SFGate, San Francisco Aug. 22—The Smith River Complex wildfire burning near the California-Oregon border has consumed 40,000 acres and prompted evacuations as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It started Aug. 15 after the Six...
Northern California Fires | One Dead, Firefighter Injured, Old Growth Forest Could Be Threatened
Sage Alexander - Times-Standard, Eureka, Calif. Aug. 21—Dozens of fires across Northern California continue to burn, sparked by periods of dry lightning that hit the ground starting early last week. The wildfires are burning across several counties, with many rural...
Can AI Help Prevent Wildfires From Spreading Across the CA Bay Area?
Hannah Kanik - Bay Area News Group Artificial Intelligence can do everything from writing your grocery lists to creating websites, but can it prevent catastrophic wildfires? Over the past three years, California has seen more than 7 million acres burned from...
Hundreds of Wildfires Have Broken Out Across LA, and More Are Likely as Heatwave Holds Steady
Tristan Baurick and Faimon A. Roberts III The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate (TNS) Aug. 17—More than 135 wildfires have burned across Louisiana over the past week and many more are expected as the state grapples with a long spell of little rain and...
Videos Put Scrutiny on Downed Power Lines as Possible Cause of Deadly Maui (HI) Wildfires
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, BERNARD CONDON and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to...
CA Town of Paradise Deploys Warning Sirens as 5-year Anniversary of Deadly Fire Approaches
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest wildfires in recent history had one request before they would rebuild in the small mountain town of Paradise: warning sirens to bolster town emergency systems that failed some...
Evacuations Ordered as Northern CA Fire Roars Through Forest Near Site of 2022 Deadly Blaze
Aug 16, 2023 7:36 AM - 369 words HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire pushed by gusty winds from a thunderstorm raced through national forest land near California's border with Oregon, prompting evacuations in the rural area. The blaze in Siskiyou County, dubbed the Head...
Colorado Springs (CO) Fire Department Adds New 24-hour Drone Operations Unit
O'Dell Isaac The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (TNS) Aug. 14—Beginning Wednesday, the Colorado Springs Fire Department will implement a new unit that officials say will allow the department to view emergencies from the sky, keep fire crews safer, and increase...